Peter Houtman

Peter Houtman (born 4 June 1957) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national team in the 1980s, scoring seven goals. Houtman played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and FC Groningen. He also had spells with Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Sparta Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag and Excelsior Rotterdam. For Feyenoord he scored 90 goals in 153 official matches.

Peter Houtman

Houtman in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-06-04) 4 June 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position	Striker
Youth career
	VV Meeuwenplaat
	Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0	(0)
1977–1978	FC Groningen	32	(23)
1978–1979	Feyenoord Rotterdam	15	(5)
1979	Club Brugge	15	(3)
1979–1982	FC Groningen	91	(55)
1982–1985	Feyenoord Rotterdam	96	(72)
1985–1987	FC Groningen	51	(30)
1987–1988	Sporting CP	19	(3)
1988–1989	Feyenoord Rotterdam	22	(7)
1989–1991	Sparta Rotterdam	76	(18)
1991–1993	FC Den Haag	15	(2)
1993	Excelsior Rotterdam	15	(6)
Total		447	(224)
International career
1983–1985	Netherlands	8	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1983	4	3
	1984	3	3
	1985	1	1
Total		8	7

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Houtman goal.

List of international goals scored by Peter Houtman^[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 1983	Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen, Netherlands	Iceland	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
2	16 November 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Spain	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
3	17 December 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Malta	4–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
4	14 March 1985	De Meer, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Denmark	3–0	6–0	Friendly
5				5–0
6	23 December 1984	Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	20 November 1985	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Belgium	1–0	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup - UEFA Play-off